The river Nahe is a left tributory to the Rhine. Thursday Trios
Tag: Germany
Mix of modern and old
In old town quarters it can be challenge to manage the symbiosis of old and new, of keeping the style and at the same time thinking of modern ways to safe energy.
The added challenge in the old part of Weinheim is the houses which are one or two stories at the front and looking like this at the back because of the slope.
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Measuring the World
Apologies to the author Daniel Kehlmann who wrote Die Vermessung der Welt (Measuring the World), Hamburg 2005. One Word Sunday
Murals south of Frankfurt
I don’t often take photos with my phone, I’m not that good at it and I am also mostly not in the right mood. However, I realised that I do take photos of murals when I’m without my camera because they are often unexpected yet … Continue reading Murals south of Frankfurt
Why hurry?
Walking through the foothills of the Alps in gorgeous weather. Lagging behind the rest. How else but leisurely to walk in these surroundings – particularly with an open beer bottle in hand.
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Leisurely
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Gargoyle or lion?
from a fountain in the gardens of Schloss Stolzenfels
Monday Portrait
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Twelve birds a-singing
Did you spot all twelve? Ragtag Daily Prompt: Twelve
Make your own water tornado
One Word Sunday
21 special creatures
This is one of my favourite fountains. It’s the “Elwetritsche Brunnen” in Neustadt an der Weinstraße in Palatinate. Elwetritsche are mythical creatures from our area, often said to be bird-like and a mixture of other animals or things. And there are always new ones hatching. … Continue reading 21 special creatures
Upper Rhine Plain
We live “right of the Rhine”, aka on the eastern side of the Rhine, at the place where the hills meet the plain. The plain stretches about 350km from northern Switzerland to about Frankfurt am Main. It’s about 50km wide. So when I look due west I can see several smaller towns, two cities (Mannheim and Ludwigshafen) until the hills of the Pfälzer Wald which border the plain on the western side.
